Here are the top national stories coming today from GateHouse News Service. Stories are available at http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/. Please submit stories below no later than 6 pm local time, unless you have breaking news that is changing significantly.

DANGEROUS JOBS (Good to localize) - The death of a teen working construction in Marshfield - like a few other teens, he was working with his father's company at the time of his death - brings up serious questions about what summer jobs teens do/can/should have. Check with state Dept. of Labor, OSHA. Patriot Ledger, Lightman, 12 inches, 7 p.m.

HELP WITH HARRY POTTER - Acton man puts a box in Acton's main library, asking suburbanites who bought multiple copies of the latest Harry Potter book for their over-eager readers, to donate their extra, lightly read copies. After a few weeks he hopes to deliver a bunch of the books to homeless shelters. MetroWest Daily News, Reuell, 10 inches, 6 p.m.

CAL RIPKEN FEATURE -- Ripken tends to be defined by one number -- the 2,632 consecutive baseball games in which he played. But his career involved a whole lot more than that. His defense was often underrated, and he paved the way for a new breed of tall, offense-minded shortstops. Utica / 18” / Sports

TONY GWYNN FEATURE -- Gwynn's .394 batting average in 1994 represents the highest level since Ted Williams hit .406 in 1941. Quite simply, Gwynn is one of the best hitters who ever lived. Utica / Sports

RANDOLPH BASEBALL - In 1936, the St. Louis Cardinals and a host of would-be Hall of Famers made a special visit to Randolph to play a game. This story remembers that historic game, the day the "Big Leagues" came to town. Patriot Ledger, Hanson, 12 inches, 7 p.m.
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CHARITA GOSHAY COLUMN -- I don’t know. If I were a musician who hadn’t had a hit in 20 years, I don’t think I’d demand that six white, Egyptian-cotton towels be folded according to my exact specifications, or that a certain size of grape be served to me on a “Flintstones” TV tray by a Filipino butler who’d better not look me in the eye. I’d just be happy if the check cleared. CANTON / In / Columns Goshay
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SPIRITUAL SUSTENANCE: Challah, a traditional bread that is served at dinner on the Jewish Sabbath. Pronounced “ha-LAH,” challah also is served during Jewish holidays except Passover, when food products containing yeast are forbidden. (The Passover seder instead includes matzo, an unleavened bread symbolizing the affliction and suffering of slavery, and the haste with which the Israelites left Egypt.) CANTON

MICHAEL MILLER COLUMN -- The Vatican's statement on the primacy of the Roman Catholic Church has riled some non-Catholic Christians in the ecumenical movement, but Catholic leaders and some Protestants are saying it's nothing to be concerned about and certainly nothing new. PEORIA

DISC GOLF – (Good to localize) An estimated 3 million people play disc golf in the country, according to the Disc Golf Association, but the game is still a mystery to many. MetroWest Daily News, Mineo, 20 inches, on wire now
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Coming this weekend

THIS WEEK IN WEIRD – A compilation of weird news from GateHouse newspapers. GHNS

ANTI-GUN ADVOCATES: It has been a violent summer in Chicago, and anti-gun activists here have struck back in their own way by urging policymakers to enact “common sense” gun laws. Story assesses whether any movement has been made. RAMSEY/Chicago Bureau/moving Friday morning/Illinois

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